Wichita eagle., 1887-01-18

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ANXIOUS FOR y SOLUTION.
The voung mans interest in gustatory de
lights had long since given place to a study OF
the mystic sounds all around him. Hcsettled
himself to catch every new call \ business
man was next to give his order. II was
waited htchenward by a leather lunged
waiter: Let the blood follow the knife once
coffee, no-ow According to another lusty de-
mand a youth with thin legs and high col
lar, who had just come in, was hungry for
"P Yankee and corn from the neighbor, VI
and up" By this time the two men opposite
the listening young man had finished the
more substantial portion Of their meal. Their
waiter declared one was now ready for It
.. + and BOTH and that the other had an
appetite for "CatskilL"
Now thoroughly nystifed, the young man
sought the clerk That functionary. an ac-
complished and jaunty young man, was tax
ing in cash and checks with one hand and
deity throwing out change with the other, a
performance be did not intermit for a sec
ond, even when it became necessary to sell an
impatient customer two five-cent cigars for a
quarter, berate waiter for negligence, and
order The buck mutton for to-morrow's lamb
stew.
Understand that lingo!7 said he We'll, |
haven't been in the restaurant business in all
parts Of the country for fourteen years with
ont picking up point or two. can explain
all these things 20 YOU Let me ses-take
them down Is | give them 20 YOU, and the list
viii make kind Of restaurant directory
See. To begin with, Tommy il the bowr
means one bowl Of tomato soup. '51uiIlou bowl
up Is one bowl of beef soup T. Yankee
rs a pea soup and 'somae' Is vsrIniceiH. \
brown stone front Is a porternouse steak.
and double brown stone front, pCTtCrhOuse
for two. West Broadway means pork and
beans and have her brown an extra brown
signifies that the beans are to be vel warmed
over. Bobby Blue on the iron IS broiied
bluefsh, and cash on delivery broiled cod
fish Corn from the neighbor IS corned
beef, and the adjunct, up and mp means that
il must be strvai, and streak Of fat and lean.
while put the beans Cn brown calls FOR the
addition OF beans TO the dish Let the blood
follow the knife i the Si-nal for roast beef
extra rare 'Spuds' are potatoes ard 'Inealo,
boilo, blsto' means boiled potatoes that are
large, lnealy and wei cooked. T. =. h Is
the call fer tapioca pudding, and both
means both kinds Of sauce, hard ami soft.
Suet pudding Is 'Catskill, and FluE-up' or
plum 10 means plum pudding T. with
B. is tea biscuit, and corn bread Is indicated
by brown the Jack or corn johnny Order
stars and stripes and y0uH ges pork and
beans When coffee or tea Is desired with
out milk the call IS coffee no OF tea To-
HOW THE TERMS ORIGGNaTED.
How did these names oliglaate' Many OF
Il. 1 :.
are given to singing out their or,iers Then,
sUpposc. some Of them came from bright
white waters who tired Of calling the same
old things. The calls dilrer little ia soma
restaurants. Int the definitions / have given
YOU would be recognized IN any popular New
York eating place. The cooks ct 50 used 10
these slang terms they hardly kn0'v the coIa-
mon articles by their right nam
Is the custom general eLsey ke7st'
Yes, i1deetl I've worked in restaurants
or owned them IN most paris Of the country,
and I've alwavs found Il -. The SalTatio1
Army runs e very popular restaurant IN
Ch!c1zo. Tbere butter c1kes are called 'ttTee
up there beinz three in az order, esEs frial
and turned aTe FRY three over buckwheac
cakes are brown The buck such c!ies Is
brown the hash and have her extra brown
ham and 10 ham ard eZrs. that H4ysscgy'
t9r pc anil similar exIz-asloTs are heard con
s-an,lY. II tha~ case tie cooks yell ts-k the
order a. loudly g. i l. yelled a. them, and
you vii hear a waiter shout 'thres Up, and
then cock rear hack, three up. TlZkt7
AT the 'BeaDe-y.' the famous Bohemian
resort II s. Loais, baked beans are brown
the herb brown Oysters fried ere the salt
seas over CT st=wed, a brIny feat and
broiled chicken IS Z fairy CT The iroa-' SOUPS
are always .botyis.' fish are 'fius.' and coffee =
.lst the brown bird 60
Bat TIE olz---s .st na-Ies / ever heard were
o1t IN Lesdvllle / was there running pals-
tai dining house in 81 unp.inteJ pine shaI1:y
s9riug tie I<4.s1y days q ~. They had a.
tie terms I've gwen yon, and a good many
more. For ir1stznee. a steak rarely dine Tas
called e moonlight ca TIE lake. ham saiat-
w.cn was a cagnap ca It's back,' sIsi, Il mus
tarri wzs desired. the waiter ai3@i with
wolf Co.Eee ~as Juice the berry one, sEai
pancakes were 'sssidies Ice cram was
'freeoe hLs liver S-oe, OF -tElr-.' a the ease
Nigh. he, and ive- and tac0a were called
'do4lse The GIN and threw o. . healer
tel yen Il rzs . mighty k.-i ting f0r
man cot there 20 teil Whistler &c v@s gong
70 raj h.e g.ock, koaseho.t furniture az F~J
es.A:e from The o-4erx'